By September 15, 2026, the 2G network will be officially shut down nationwide, freeing up frequency resources for more advanced telecommunications technologies. This move aligns with the development goals of both network providers and the country.

The Ministry of Education and Training has outlined 12 key tasks and solutions in its strategic plan for the 2024-2025 academic year, themed "Innovation, quality improvement, unity, and discipline."

Thirteen Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2024 released recently by the Times Higher Education (THE).

Vietnamese universities have moved to higher places in the QS World University Rankings 2025 released recently by the UK-based education organisation Quacquarelli Symonds.

Five Vietnamese scientists have appeared on a list of the 1,000 Best Rising Stars of Science in the World 2023 Rankings on the website Research.com.

A host of activities in response to the national programme on energy efficiency for the 2019-2030 period have been organised during March by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam has improved its global ranking in English proficiency, ranking 58th out of 113 non-native English-speaking countries, up 2 places compared to 2022, according to the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) from Education First (EF).

British magazine Times Higher Education (THE) has announced its World University Rankings 2024 (THE WUR 2024), in which six Vietnamese universities are listed. Duy Tan University and Ton Duc Thang University are both in the 601 - 800 group in the global rankings and again lead Vietnamese universities, but have both fallen in their position compared to 2023.

Five Vietnamese universities have retained their places in the QS World University Rankings 2024 announced by the UK-based education organisation Quaquarelli Symonds on August 5.

Vietnam welcomed more than 2.69 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, 29.7 times higher than that of the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Ten Vietnamese working in the country have been listed among the world's best scientists by research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website.

A Hanoi motorbike tour was named in the list of 25 best travel experiences in Asia this year by readers of the US Travel site Tripadvisor.

Five Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher Education's Asia University Rankings 2022, including three in Ho Chi Minh City and two in Hanoi.

Two Vietnamese university professors were honoured with the Kovalevskaya Award 2021 for their outstanding achievements in applied sciences at a recent ceremony.

The Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is the country’s largest, annual, citizen-centric, nationwide policy monitoring tool. PAPI captures citizens’ experiences and perceptions to benchmark the performance and quality of policy implementation and service delivery of all 63 provincial governments in Vietnam.

Seven Vietnamese universities meet international accreditation standards, according to the Quality Management Department of the Ministry of Education and Training.